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Booklet on Sikhs aims to promote racial harmony

Strongly condemning an incident in the US earlier this month when an American student set a Sikh teenager's `patka' (small turban) on fire, the Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (DSGPC) is publishing a booklet to generate awareness about the Sikh way of life there.

Russia asked to give $250 mn advance for Gorshkov refit

India has asked Russia to make an advance payment of $250 million to the Sevmash shipyard in Arctic Russia for refurbishing the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which will be adjusted later when final settlement is done between the two countries.6:03 PM on May 15

Government goes to Supreme Court against quota ruling

The government Thursday approached the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order staying 27 percent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C).6:03 PM on May 15

Tribal militants kill 11 in Assam

Tribal militants struck in north-eastern India's Assam state again Thursday, killing 10 workers engaged by a cement factory and a railway employee in two separate attacks and heightening tension in the area, the police said.6:02 PM on May 15

IIM-C conducts interviews despite court order

The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) went ahead and conducted interviews of candidates of other backward classes (OBCs) Thursday, a day after Calcutta High Court stayed the new quota policy at the business school.6:02 PM on May 15

UTV to have independent Hollywood venture

UTV Motion Pictures has announced its first independent Hollywood venture 'Ex-terminators'.6:02 PM on May 15

Indian equities on a big upswing

Indian equities markets, which opened in the green Thursday, performed very well throughout the day and a key index climbed over 375 points, mirroring cues from other Asian markets.6:01 PM on May 15

India can help in Middle East peace process: Arab League

The Arab League sees a bigger role for India in the Middle East peace process and hopes that New Delhi with its good relations with all concerned parties would be able to help in finding a just and lasting solution.6:01 PM on May 15

India offers dollar 5 million assistance to quake-hit China

India Thursday underlined its close ties with China and offered assistance worth dollar 5 million to help victims of a massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province, killing over 15,000 people.6:00 PM on May 15

India extends ban on LTTE by two years

The union government Thursday extended by two years the ban on the Sri Lankan terrorist outfit, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), as an unlawful association.6:00 PM on May 15

Maoists shoot three in Jharkhand

Three people, including two women, were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas and their bodies were recovered Thursday from Hazaribagh national park, the police said.6:00 PM on May 15

Bomb threat on New Delhi-bound Mangala Express

Hundreds of passengers travelling by a New Delhi-bound passenger train had to alight at a station on the outskirts of this metropolis after a bomb threat Thursday afternoon.6:00 PM on May 15

Reddy brothers turn Bellary into BJP minefield for Congress

Bellary, India's richest mining town, has turned into a war zone. Mining tycoons Gali Somashekar Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Anil Lad of the Congress are flexing money and muscle power to grab the prestigious constituency in north Karnataka in the second phase of assembly elections Friday.4:30 PM on May 15

AFC to launch revamped football league in Kerala

As part of its Vision India project, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is launching a revamped league in Kerala.4:30 PM on May 15

French warship Le Mistral taking aid to Myanmar

The French amphibious landing ship Le Mistral, which was pulled out from war exercises with the Indian Navy off the Vishakhapatinam coast, made a call at the Chennai port to load relief material it will be taking to Myanmar for the victims of Cyclone Nargis.4:03 PM on May 15